Role of M3 protein in the adherence and internalization of an invasive Streptococcus pyogenes strain by epithelial cells

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 205-213

  Eyal, Osnat ^a,c   Jadoun, Jeries ^a   Bitler, Arcady ^a   Skutelski, Ehud ^a   Sela, Shlomo ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^c ISRAEL INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adherence; Capsule; Cysteine protease; Group A streptococcus; HEp 2; Internalization; M protein; SpeB

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; EXOTOXIN; FIBRONECTIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTEIN M3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HEP 2 CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERNALIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0142042802     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(03)00150-0     Document Type: Article

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